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2023 Dutch Boy 100
The 2023 Dutch Boy 100 was the 14th stock car race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season, and the 41st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 20, 2023, in Springfield, Illinois at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped dirt track. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. Brent Crews, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would put on a dominating performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 64 laps, earning his first career ARCA Menards Series win, and his first of the season. Crews would also become the second-youngest driver to win in ARCA. To fill out the podium, Andrés Pérez de Lara, driving for Rev Racing, and Jesse Love, driving for Venturini Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Background Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack is a one mile long clay oval motor racetrack on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, the state capital. It is frequently nicknamed The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Crews
Brent Crews (born March 30, 2008) is an American professional Dirt track racing, dirt track, sports car racing, sports car and stock car racing driver. He competes part time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra#Third generation (XK70; 2021), Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Tricon Garage, part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the Nos. 18 and 81 Toyota Camrys for JGR. He previously competed part-time in the Trans-Am Series, SCCA Trans-Am TA2 ProAm Series, driving the No. 70 Ford Mustang (sixth generation), Ford Mustang for Nitro Motorsports, and full-time in the CARS Tour, CARS Late Model Stock Tour, driving the No. 29 Toyota Camry for Kevin Harvick Incorporated. He is currently a member of Toyota Racing Development's TD2 driver development program. Racing career Early career Crews began racing go-karts at the Justin Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational corporation, multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the List of Ford vehicles, Ford brand, and luxury cars under its Lincoln Motor Company, Lincoln brand. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the single-letter ticker symbol F and is controlled by the Ford family (Michigan), Ford family. They have minority ownership but a plurality of the voting power. Ford introduced methods for large-scale manufacturing of cars and large-scale management of an industrial workforce using elaborately engineered manufacturing sequences typified by moving assembly lines. By 1914, these methods were known around the world as Fordism. Ford's former British subsidiaries Jaguar Cars, Jaguar and Land Rover, acquired in 1989 and 2000, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Kovski
Kelly Kovski (born June 16, 1981) is an American professional racing driver and crew chief. He has competed in the ARCA Menards Series for twenty years, primarily racing at the Illinois State Fairgrounds and DuQuoin State Fairgrounds. He has also competed in and won at various dirt track events alongside his starts in ARCA competition. Racing career Kovski would make his ARCA Re/Max Series debut in 2004 driving for Fast Track Racing at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack in the No. 10 Chevrolet, where he would finish 15th, a lap down behind race winner Frank Kimmel. From 2005 to 2011, Kovski would primarily run the dirt races with his own team in collaboration with Roulo Brothers Racing in the No. 39 Chevrolet. In 2005, he would finish in the top-15 in both dirt events, and in 2006, he would finish 11th at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack. In the following year, he would earn his first top-10 at Springfield, finishing in sixth place, and in the following year, he woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BuzzBallz
BuzzBallz is a range of US-owned ready to drink cocktail mix currently manufactured by Sazerac Company, Inc. Originally devised as a Master's degree project, it was incorporated as BuzzBallz, LLC and markets itself as a woman-owned and family-run business. It was acquired by Sazerac in 2024. The company manufactures a wide range of beverages sold domestically and internationally and describes itself as a distillery, winery, and brewery in the state of Texas. History Originally devised as a college project by Merrilee Kick in Dallas, Texas while working on a high school teaching degree, the company launched in 2009 and expanded as a family-owned enterprise with assistance from her sons. In a 2016 interview with ''Forbes'', Kick described her difficulties raising money for her business. It was acquired by Sazerac Company, Inc. in 2024. Sazerac is a US-owned private company owned by chairman William Holdring with an estimated net worth of $3.9 billion. The concept for the drink o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Reimer
Taylor Reimer (born December 2, 1999) is an American racing driver. A member of the Toyota Racing Development program, she currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 70 Toyota Camry for Nitro Motorsports, and the No. TBA Toyota for Venturini Motorsports. She also competes part-time in the NASCAR Regional Series Limited Late Models, driving the No. 25K BuzzBallz Toyota Camry for Lee Faulk Racing & Development. Racing career Early racing career Reimer started racing 50cc go-karts in 2005 at Tulsa Kart Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After earning a track championship, she moved to Jr. Sprints at Port City Raceway. Taylor had won every major race at Port City and secured another track championship. She placed 2nd in the Tulsa Shootout in 2011. After racing Jr. Sprints for a few years, she moved up to Restricted Winged Micros. Taylor has also won almost every single major race in the Restricted class. She was runner-up track champion and had multiple top tens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Technical Institute
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (UTI) is a private for-profit system of technical colleges in the United States. It was established in 1965 by Robert Sweet. History Universal Technical Institute was founded in 1965. UTI expanded its programs with additional curricula and opened new campuses, growing internally and through acquisitions. To address the needs of industry and corporate clients, UTI started providing continuing education and training for technicians in 1980. In 1983, UTI opened a campus in Houston, Texas. In 1988 UTI opened their Lisle, Illinois, campus. In 1998, it opened a campus in Rancho Cucamonga, California. In January 1998, UTI acquired Clinton Harley Corporation and Clinton Education Group, Inc. for $26.3 million. Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute (MMI) were operating divisions of Clinton Harley Corporation. In June 1998, UTI acquired National Technology Transfer, Inc. (NTT) and Performance Training Associates (PTA). NTT pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Frueh
Dallas Frueh (born October 26, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the Nos. 11/12 Ford and No. 01 Toyota for Fast Track Racing and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 01 Ford/Toyota for the same team. Racing career From 2019 to 2021, Frueh made select starts in the CRA Super Stock Series, earning four top-10's in the series, with a best finish of ninth at both Anderson Speedway and Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in 2019. In 2022, Frueh would make his ARCA Menards Series debut at Berlin Raceway driving the No. 27 Chevrolet for Richmond Motorsports, where he would finish 16th due to electrical problems. He would run the next race at Elko Speedway, where he would finish 20th and last after three laps due to mechanical issues. He would not make another start until Michigan Speedway, where he would drive the No. 01 Chevrolet for Fast Track Racing, a team that Frueh had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Monroe
Timothy "Tim" Monroe (born February 3, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 12 Ford for Fast Track Racing. Racing career ARCA Menards Series Monroe made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2020 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course. He DNF'ed due to electrical issues, finishing twentieth. He ran 2 other races at Lebanon I-44 Speedway, where he would finish fourteenth due to brake issues, and Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, where he would finish twelfth due to transmission issues. Monroe ran two races in 2021 at Illinois State Fairgrounds and DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, finishing eighth and sixth. In 2022, Monroe would run in a variety of start-and-park entries for Fast Track Racing, including a one off start for Huff Racing in the No. 36 Ford at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where he would finish 23rd after running only thirteen laps due to transmissio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fast Track Racing
Fast Track Racing (also known as Fast Track High-Performance Racing or Fast Track Racing Enterprises) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes full time in the ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East, fielding the Nos. 9, 10, 11, and 12 for various drivers. They also compete part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West. The team has also competed in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, the NASCAR Busch Series, and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, as well as the IndyCar Series in the past. Cup Series History Besides two races in 1991, Fast Track's only two Cup Series attempts came in the 1999 Daytona 500, with them entering the No. 48 Chevrolet for Glen Morgan, and in the 2007 Daytona 500, with them entering the No. 71 Ford driven by Frank Kimmel, but neither entry made the field in either race. Car No. 29 history Car No. 48 results Car No. 71 results Xfinity Series History In the NASCAR Busch Series (now Xfinity), Hillen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Schrader
Kenneth William Schrader (born May 29, 1955) is an American professional racing driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while also competing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11 Ford Motor Company, Ford for Fast Track Racing. He previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, as well as the Superstar Racing Experience. He is a first cousin once removed of fellow NASCAR driver Carl Edwards. He races in many racing divisions and has been successful in any division he has stepped into. He owns a dirt late model and dirt open-wheel modified car. Both of these cars, along with his Camping World Truck Series and Auto Racing Club of America, ARCA series cars, are sponsored by Federated Auto Parts. He owns Federated Auto Parts Raceway (formerly I-55 Raceway) in Pevely, Missouri, and is co-owner of Macon Speedway, near Macon, Illinois, along with Kenny Wallace, Tony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Racing
Empire Racing Group (often just called Empire Racing) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the ARCA Menards Series, fielding the No. 8 Chevrolet and Fords for driver Sean Corr and in late models with various drivers. They have also competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in the past. History NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series The team fielded the No. 82 Ford F-150 part-time in the Truck Series starting in 2012. They made their debut at Pocono with Sean Corr driving, finishing 25th. The team attempted one more race at Homestead, but they failed to qualify. Sean Corr made his first Truck starts at Daytona (which was a DNQ) and Talladega in 2013 as well as Pocono for the second straight year. The team had other drivers in addition to Corr in 2014, with Jake Crum racing at Charlotte and dirt driver Cody Erickson attempting to qualify for Eldora. After he failed to qualify to the race after just coming short in the last-chance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Corr
Sean Corr (born February 21, 1984) is an American professional stock car racing driver and owner. He currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet SS for Empire Racing. Corr is also the president of Educational Bus Transportation, a school bus provider on Long Island. Racing career Camping World Truck Series Corr has made 6 starts in the Camping World Truck Series. He drove his family-owned truck entry at Daytona, Talladega, Eldora and Pocono. His best finish was 20th in the Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby in 2015. In 2016, Corr attempted again to race at Eldora but a spin in the LCQ ended his hopes to make the field. In the following week at Pocono, Corr drove the No. 6 Chevrolet Silverado for Norm Benning Racing and finished 30th. ARCA Menards Series Corr usually attempts Daytona, Talladega, and Pocono events every year. In 2011 he completed in all races (full-season) and finished 9th in the championship. His best finish was 4th at Day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
